A typical investor in a venture firm receives roughly 5,000 pitches in a year, and reads about 700 of them. They only spend 3 minutes scanning each deck, and may fund a handful of startups or none at ...

What do investors want to see in startup pitch decks? For founders seeking funding for their companies, that's the million-dollar (or multimillion-dollar) question. And it's one Allison Byers, CEO of ...

Among successful pitches, companies that presented the problem they were attempting to solve and their solution before getting to the specifics of their product were more successful than companies ...

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Did you know that according to Astel Ventures, VCs invested only two minutes and 42 seconds in pitch decks in 2022? This surprising metric highlights the dire need for startups to captivate investor ...

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I've sat across from hundreds of founders. Coffee shops. Board rooms. Investor dinners where the food's cold and the questions aren't. Some show up with beautiful decks. Perfect fonts. Charts that ...

Great entrepreneurs excel by mastering their business pitch, effectively communicating their company’s value to stakeholders. Keeping your pitch short and sweet as well as using personal storytelling ...